Starlink Group 10-19
About this mission
Starlink Group 10-19 is scheduled to lift off on August 10, 2026 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. Dates this far out routinely shift with weather and range availability, so treat the time as provisional until launch day.
Launching from Florida's Space Coast, the rocket flew out over the Atlantic — the trajectory SpaceX uses for Starlink's mid-inclination shells, the ones that blanket the world's most heavily populated latitudes.
Starlink satellites are released about 15 minutes after liftoff into a low ~280 km parking orbit, stacked flat like dealt cards. Each satellite then runs health checks, unfolds its single solar array and begins a weeks-long climb on its ion thruster to the operational shell around 550 km. Satellites that fail checkout stay low and re-enter within months by design — the low insertion orbit is Starlink's built-in debris safeguard.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I still see the Starlink train from Starlink Group 10-19?
- Not yet — the mission hasn't flown. In the first days after launch the satellites travel in a tight line and make a spectacular "train" around dawn and dusk, so check back after liftoff.
- How many satellites did Starlink Group 10-19 carry?
- 29 Starlink satellites, riding to orbit stacked flat inside the Falcon 9 Block 5 fairing and released in one go about 15 minutes after liftoff.
- Where did Starlink Group 10-19 launch from?
- Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Florida launches serve Starlink's mid-inclination shells, which cover the world's most populated latitudes.
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